from 20th Century Fox
Directed by
Mark Piznarski
Starring
Leelee
Sobieski (Samantha)
Chris
Klein (Kelvin "Kelley" Morse)
Josh
Hartnett (Jasper)
Bruce
Greenwood
Annette
O'Toole
Teena Flowers
Elaine Hendrix
Annie Corley
Stuart Wilson
Michael Rooker
Written by
Michael Seitzman
Rated: 
(for some sensuality and thematic elements) |
 The lives of three young
people - a rich student, a girl from the "wrong side of
the tracks" and her boyfriend - unexpectedly intersect during
one fateful summer in the romantic drama "Here on Earth."
Kelley Morse (Chris Klein), who is cocky and brash, normally
would never have crossed paths with the residents of small town
near his posh private school. But when he takes his shiny new
Mercedes out for a drive, he locks horns with some of the locals,
including Jaspar (Josh Hartnett). As Jaspar's willful girlfriend
Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) looks on, Kelley and Jaspar engage
in a dangerous car race that turns disastrous, leaving a popular
diner owned by Samantha's mother in ruins.
Kelley and Jasper are sentenced to a creatively ironic but
fitting punishment: They must help rebuild the diner. Not only
does this ruin Kelley's summer plans, he also must board at the
home of his rival, Jasper. Kelley begins to fulfill his "sentence,"
but refuses to have anything to do with Jasper and his parents.
When Kelley again encounters Samantha, the attraction is immediate
and strong.First love blossoms in the Berkshire woods ("a
little bit of heaven, here on earth," Samantha calls the
pastoral setting) - angering Jaspar, who has known Samantha practically
his entire life. These new feelings and the romantic triangle
that develops are only the beginning of a new journey for Kelley,
Samantha and Jaspar, as they ultimately make life-changing discoveries
about themselves and each other.
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